Teresa Thais Keene's Answers

Should I hire a lawyer for a non-criminal traffic infraction that occurred while driving a rental car?

I think Mr. Weinberg's answer was terrific, I would only add this: You might want to consider hiring a lawyer, even though she would cost more than the ticket itself, if by accepting the results of the ticket your driver's abstract points with the Department of Licensing would go unacceptably high causing you to lose your insurance, or pay an extremely high rate; or if there is a risk you might lose your license because of multiple prior infractions. Often a ticket can be "dealt" down behind...

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Can I sue for back child support owed

I am very sorry, this is a common problem and very painful, and there is not much you can do about it. If the State supported your husband's daughter for 8 and one half years (any kind of TANF, medicaid, etc.) then they have the right (and will use it) to get that money back from your husband, under the law. All eight and a half years. The basis is that all fathers have a responsibility to keep track of whether their sexual activities result in pregnancy, and then a responsibility to support...

Car Search for lighting a cigarette?

You don't say whether the officer asked for consent to search the car. However, there is a big difference between what a police officer may legally do and what a court will allow as evidence. An officer may pull you over if he suspects you are committing an illegal acitivity. He may then ask you to step out of the car. He may ask to search the car. If you consent or if he has probable cause to search it, he may search it. If he finds no evidence of illegal activity he must let you go....

FELONY WARRANT ISSUED WAS. STATE

This question is just a big bombshell and I have frankly heard a hundred guys tell me during their in-custody first appearances that they did not do anything and had no idea why they had been accused of trying to murder somebody. However, frankly, if you have a $75,000 bond hanging over your head and a warrant, then somebody has accused you of a major offense. Okay, let's agree that you were shot as you say. It is likely that whoever shot you is claiming that you attacked them in some way...

Can a bailjumping be dismissed??

The thrust of your question isn't clear, however...If you have been charged with the offense of bail jumping, it can be dismissed like any other offense can be dismissed...i.e., if you or an attorney can make a valid argument either before the judge or directly to the prosecutor, it is dismissible. You can also plead to it, just like any other charge. If you simply have a "Failure to Appear" on your record that is not the same as bail jumping, in that it is not an offense per se but a black...

Can I be forced to pay back child support when I was already paying a form of child support

Child support in Washington is based upon a very strict dollar amount "schedule." The decree's language is only "legit" if it specifies the payment arrangement amount and the duration of the alternative arrangement. However, if your ex is receiving any kind of state assistance, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, medicaid, etc., the State will insist that you not only pay cash, but that you pay the cash to the State, not her. And they will want back payments, too.